Makeup Wars Best of the Year: Highlighter and Blush

The makeup wars to find the best of 2014 continue with our absolute favorite blush or highlighter of the year. I love a good highlighter and use one every single day to lightly (lightly, people!) contour my face. For a super shiny look, Becca makes an amazing liquid highlighter in their Shimmering Skin Perfector line in Pearl. However, for everyday, it's a little much.

My favorite highlighter for 2014 continues to be the Benefit Watts Up Luminous Champagne Highlighter. It's shiny, but not too shiny. It adds a brightness without being crazy and it works for every day. Plus, unlike so many highlighters, it actually stays in place and doesn't fade for hours. It's fantastic.

My favorite blush of the year is simple. Hands down, it's Clinique's Cheek Pop in Ginger. It's truly the perfect poppy shade, lasts forever and gives the right balance of natural glow and color.

Click the tiles below to see what other highlighters and blush made the cut!

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